---
type: "Bill"
title: "Makes various changes relating to the protection of children. (BDR 38-516)"
description: "Makes various changes relating to the protection of children. (BDR 38-516)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nv"
legislature: "Nevada Legislature"
session: "81"
identifier: "AB 426"
citation: "Nevada AB 426 (81)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTORNEY GENERAL", "CHILD WELFARE SERVICES", "AGENCIES WHICH PROVIDE", "FAMILY COURTS", "JUVENILE COURTS", "WARRANTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Assembly Committee on Judiciary"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-26T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-04T07:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/161c5d12-1ec1-4171-8410-39d4127fdc0c"
source_url: "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/81st2021/Bill/8074/Overview"
source_hash: "931ba96833291dab829bb51306d1fc92126a4b76d41906cffb238d826d6ae587"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nv"]
---

# Nevada AB 426 (81) — Makes various changes relating to the protection of children. (BDR 38-516)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/81st2021/Bills/AB/AB426.pdf)
2. **Amendment 494** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/81st2021/Bills/Amendments/A_AB426_494.pdf)
3. **Amendment 511** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/81st2021/Bills/Amendments/A_AB426_R1_511.pdf)
4. **Reprint 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/81st2021/Bills/AB/AB426_R1.pdf)
5. **Reprint 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/81st2021/Bills/AB/AB426_R2.pdf)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/81st2021/Bills/AB/AB426_EN.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Assembly Committee on Judiciary — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-03-26T07:00:00+00:00** Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. Action reconsidered. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer. `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To committee.
- **2021-04-05T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Do pass. `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-08T07:00:00+00:00** Read second time. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-09T07:00:00+00:00** Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- **2021-04-12T07:00:00+00:00** Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-13T07:00:00+00:00** In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee. `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-06T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-10T07:00:00+00:00** Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 494.) To printer. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-11T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
- **2021-05-13T07:00:00+00:00** Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- **2021-05-14T07:00:00+00:00** Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 511.) To printer. `reading-3`
- **2021-05-17T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. In Assembly. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-29T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment Nos. 494 and 511 concurred in. To enrollment. `passage`
- **2021-06-01T07:00:00+00:00** Enrolled and delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-04T07:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor. Chapter 376. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/161c5d12-1ec1-4171-8410-39d4127fdc0c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nevada legislature records).